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BEAR LAKE MONSTER. From Utah Historical SociEty
Archives.
FMC II 29
BEAR LAKE, m. (5,92^4 alt.), approximately half of which lies
in Idaho, the remaining half in Utah, is a clear green lake of fresh
water 3D m. long and 7 m. wide, surrounded by numerous stately trees
and a rugged landscape.
Originally Bear Lake was known as Duee-yah-pah lake by Shoshone
(Snake) Indians who camped along its shores during the summer months
and named it after the present Bear River which at that time was referred
to as "the stream along which tobacco roots grew." Early trappers renamed the body of water Snake Lake after the Indians and on Sept. 10,
1819, Donald McHenzie, in a letter, referred to it as Black Bear's Lake
because of an abundance of bears in the vicinity. Later the name was
shortened to Bear Lake, the title it bears today.
Annually, during the summer months, Bear Lake, sparkling in the
sun like a giant emerald and changing its color as the sun's rays strike
it at various angles, becomes a popular resort for innumerable vacationists and sportsmen of Utah cities and neighboring states who desire its
shady retreats, beach resorts, and fishing facilities as diversions
from the common routine of life. Dancing, boating, bathing, and hiking
are additional recreational activities prominent on and near the lake.
Although not as popular as it was in the latter half of the 19th
century, the Bear Lake monster legend is still circulated thourhout [sic]
historical and folklore circles and is kept slivE as a tradition,
scientific research has proven its apparent absurdity but several citi-
Zens in the lake vicinity at the supposed monster's appearance believed
F* to be an actual descendant of some pterodactyl, ichthyosaur, or
lnosaur of past geological ages. Other beliefs suggested the monster

BEAR LAKE MONSTER. From Utah Historical SociEty
Archives.
FMC II 29
BEAR LAKE, m. (5,92^4 alt.), approximately half of which lies
in Idaho, the remaining half in Utah, is a clear green lake of fresh
water 3D m. long and 7 m. wide, surrounded by numerous stately trees
and a rugged landscape.
Originally Bear Lake was known as Duee-yah-pah lake by Shoshone
(Snake) Indians who camped along its shores during the summer months
and named it after the present Bear River which at that time was referred
to as "the stream along which tobacco roots grew." Early trappers renamed the body of water Snake Lake after the Indians and on Sept. 10,
1819, Donald McHenzie, in a letter, referred to it as Black Bear's Lake
because of an abundance of bears in the vicinity. Later the name was
shortened to Bear Lake, the title it bears today.
Annually, during the summer months, Bear Lake, sparkling in the
sun like a giant emerald and changing its color as the sun's rays strike
it at various angles, becomes a popular resort for innumerable vacationists and sportsmen of Utah cities and neighboring states who desire its
shady retreats, beach resorts, and fishing facilities as diversions
from the common routine of life. Dancing, boating, bathing, and hiking
are additional recreational activities prominent on and near the lake.
Although not as popular as it was in the latter half of the 19th
century, the Bear Lake monster legend is still circulated thourhout [sic]
historical and folklore circles and is kept slivE as a tradition,
scientific research has proven its apparent absurdity but several citi-
Zens in the lake vicinity at the supposed monster's appearance believed
F* to be an actual descendant of some pterodactyl, ichthyosaur, or
lnosaur of past geological ages. Other beliefs suggested the monster